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It is important for young
writers to understand that not all parts of a story are equal. There are parts
through which a writer moves quickly, and important parts where the writer slows
down and lingers a while. This is where the writer might intensify the action
or reveal the character’s reactions in greater detail. Young writers need to
know that this is a deliberate strategy on the part of the author. The author
consciously zooms in. The writer uses a magnifying glass to view a part of the
story more closely; to focus on a moment and to slow down time. When an
important part of the story is enlarged upon, it is a signal to the reader, that this part of
the story is important. The strategy of ‘zooming
in’ goes by many names: ‘exploding a moment’ ‘magnifying a moment’, ‘hotspot’ ‘snapshot’,
‘adding detail’ or ‘slowing the action.’
What ever the name, the idea is the
same. The author writes in a way that expands a significant part of the story
with the intention of drawing the reader’…

People who write get to live life twice - in the moment and in retrospect. That's what sets writers apart. I rarely go anywhere, or do anything without the shadow of my writing self being part of the adventure. Every experience provides opportunities to harvest writing ideas. It is a lens through which to view the limitless possibilities of the moment. I look forward to your responses,feedback and ideas.